Comparison

Markie vs Poised

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Markie

Features
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Markie is your visual library — one calm place for every image, video, PDF, and link you want to keep. Save from anywhere on your iPhone with the share sheet: photos, Instagram posts, web images, PDFs, or whole pages saved as visual bookmarks. Everything lands in your own library folder — in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive — and syncs to the Markie app on your Mac. BUILT FOR COLLECTORS OF VISUAL THINGS • Save images, videos, PDFs, vectors, and web bookmarks from any app • Import straight from your photo library • Browse your whole library in a fast, clean grid • Search titles, tags, and sources; filter by tag or color palette • See every detail: source link, tags, and extracted color palettes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No login. No tracking. • Your files live in your own folder, synced by your own cloud provider • Markie has no servers, so your stuff never touches one WORKS WITH MARKIE FOR MAC Pair the iPhone app with the same library folder your Mac uses. Saves from your phone appear on your Mac, tagged and organized — and everything you organize on the Mac is browsable from your pocket. Markie for Mac is free for up to 500 assets — get it at getmarkie.app.

About

Poised

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Rehearse the conversation before you have it. A difficult conversation with your manager. Asking for a raise. Replying to a loaded email. Negotiating rent. Setting a boundary with someone you care about. Poised is an AI conversation coach that lets you practice difficult conversations before they happen. Rehearse what you want to say, face realistic pushback, and get practical coaching on what worked and what to improve. Your first 3 sessions are free. PRACTICE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS Pick the conversation you are facing or describe it in your own words. Poised plays the other person: your manager, landlord, colleague, friend, or someone you need to have a difficult conversation with. They have their own reasons. They push back. They do not simply agree because you asked nicely. Choose how challenging the conversation should be, from cooperative to difficult, and practice until you feel ready for the real thing. When you finish, Poised gives you a detailed debrief: • What you did well • What you could improve • Your strongest moment • Better ways to phrase the parts that did not land • Practical coaching for the real conversation SMALL TALK & CONVERSATION PRACTICE Not every conversation is high-stakes. Practice small talk for a networking event, party, new colleague, stranger in a queue, or someone you have not seen in years. The other person is friendly but not effortless. You learn how to ask better questions, keep a conversation moving, build on what the other person gives you, and leave naturally. Build stronger conversation skills through practice instead of memorizing scripts. COACH — WHEN YOU NEED THE RIGHT WORDS Some difficult conversations happen in writing. Tell Poised what is happening and Coach helps you work out what to say. Get a ready-to-send draft plus coaching on: • What to say • What to avoid • Why the approach works Then make it warmer, firmer, or shorter with one tap until the message sounds like you, not a robot. Use Coach for difficult emails, salary conversations, negotiations, boundaries, sensitive personal messages, and the moments when you know what you mean but cannot find the right words. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE POISED • Practice, not proofreading. Improve your communication skills, not just one sentence. • Realistic conversation practice. The other person can disagree, resist, question you, and push back. • Coaching that explains why. Understand what worked so you can use it again. • Work, money, and personal life. Practice conversations with managers, colleagues, landlords, friends, and people you care about. • Private by design. No account or login required, and your sessions stay on your device. YOUR FIRST 3 SESSIONS ARE FREE Try Practice and Coach without paying anything. After that, Poised Premium unlocks unlimited conversation practice, debriefs, and drafts. The annual plan includes a 3-day free trial. Stop rehearsing the difficult conversation in your head. Practice it with Poised first. Poised Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. The 3-day free trial applies to the annual plan. After the trial, the subscription renews at the listed price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial. A monthly plan is also available. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Terms: https://mskerba.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mskerba.com/poised/privacy/

Screenshots

Markie3 screens
Poised4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Markie at none against Poised's 2. Poised's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Poised sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Markie asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Markie versus Poised: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkiePoised
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitgranen ABabdelmounim skerba

In-app purchases

None

Markie

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Poised

Subscriptions2
  • Poised Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Poised Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Markie free?
Markie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poised free?
Poised is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Markie or Poised have ads?
Neither Markie nor Poised shows ads.

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